BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).] A Fragment on Government; being an examination of what is delivered, on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries. London: T. Payne, P. Elmsly, and E. Brooke, 1776. 8° (205 x 127mm). (Title lightly browned, lacks half-title.) Contemporary polished calf wih morocco spine label (lightly rubbed, upper joints slightly split but firm).
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).] A Fragment on Government; being an examination of what is delivered, on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries. London: T. Payne, P. Elmsly, and E. Brooke, 1776. 8° (205 x 127mm). (Title lightly browned, lacks half-title.) Contemporary polished calf wih morocco spine label (lightly rubbed, upper joints slightly split but firm). FIRST EDITION . Bentham's slim volume offered 'a masterly analysis of Blackstone's failure to think systematically about crucial themes concerning government.' While Bentham's own ideas were not developed at length, 'he none the less gave the first formulation of the principle ofutility as the foundation of his system' and some 'indication of the direction of his thought on themes such as sovereignty, the social contract, submission, resistance, and fictions' (ODNB). Kress 7191; Goldsmiths' 1150; PMM 237; Sabin 25416.
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).] A Fragment on Government; being an examination of what is delivered, on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries. London: T. Payne, P. Elmsly, and E. Brooke, 1776. 8° (205 x 127mm). (Title lightly browned, lacks half-title.) Contemporary polished calf wih morocco spine label (lightly rubbed, upper joints slightly split but firm).
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).] A Fragment on Government; being an examination of what is delivered, on the subject of government in general, in the introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries. London: T. Payne, P. Elmsly, and E. Brooke, 1776. 8° (205 x 127mm). (Title lightly browned, lacks half-title.) Contemporary polished calf wih morocco spine label (lightly rubbed, upper joints slightly split but firm). FIRST EDITION . Bentham's slim volume offered 'a masterly analysis of Blackstone's failure to think systematically about crucial themes concerning government.' While Bentham's own ideas were not developed at length, 'he none the less gave the first formulation of the principle ofutility as the foundation of his system' and some 'indication of the direction of his thought on themes such as sovereignty, the social contract, submission, resistance, and fictions' (ODNB). Kress 7191; Goldsmiths' 1150; PMM 237; Sabin 25416.
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